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LTC – Will Air Travel Continue for the Next 2 Years?

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LTC – Will Air Travel Continue for the Next 2 Years?

LEAVE TRAVEL CONCESSION

Will Air Travel Continue for the Next 2 Years?

For a number of years, Central Government employees have been enjoying the benefits of Leave Travel Concession (LTC). When a Central Government employee is employed at a place that is not his home town, then, once every two years or twice every four years, he/she is eligible to reimburse the travel expenses incurred for travelling to and back, along with the entire family.

A BLOCK YEAR consists of four years. The current block year runs from 2010 to 2013. This is divided into two – 2010-11 and 2012-13, and concession to travel to the home town is offered twice. Instead of two trips to home town, the employee is eligible to convert one of them as ALL INDIA LTC concession. Those who haven’t availed of the concession of the 2012-13 year block can utilize it in 2014.

Depending on their designation, the employees are eligible to utilize air, ship, rail and road transportation facilities, along with the travel class.

In the year 2010, in order to develop Jammu & Kashmir and North-East Region, it was announced that Central Government employees are eligible to travel to these regions via air from Delhi and Kolkata respectively. It was also announced that the travel expenses could be claimed in advance. Following this announcement, Central Government employees have started travelling via air, along with their families. From the HEADQUARTERS, where they are employed, they have to travel to New Delhi or Kolkata by train and go to Shri Nagar or Gauhati by airplane.

This concession is given in two categories, on the basis of grade pay. Those with GP higher than Rs. 4200 and above are eligible to travel from the airport nearest to their work headquarters. Those with GP lesser than Rs. 4200 will have to travel to Delhi or Kolkata by train and continue only the rest of the journey by airplane.

These concessions were initially announced for only two years and then extended to 2013. Each BLOCK YEAR can be carried forward to one year, i.e., those who haven’t utilized the facility in 2012-13 BLOCK YEAR can avail of it until December 2014.

This wonderful opportunity will draw to a close very soon. The Government has issued permission to travel by air to the NORTH-EAST REGION until 30.04.2014 and to JAMMU & KASHMIR until 17.06.2014.

Question is – Will this concession be extended for the next two years?

Source: http://90paisa.blogspot.in

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Dopt issued orders regarding the Leave Encashment alognwith LTC

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Dopt issued orders as FAQ regarding the Leave Encashment alognwith LTC. The main questions are clarified…

Whether encashment of leave is allowed after LTC is availed?

Whether encashment of leave with LTC can be availed at the time when the LTC is availed by the Government servant only or can leave be encashed at the time when LTC is availed by family members?

Whether leave encashment should be revised on retrospective revision of pay/D.A?

Whether encashment of Earned Leave and Half Pay Leave is admissible to industrial employees?

Leave Encashment with LTC

SI. No. / Frequently asked Questions /Answer
1. Whether encashment of leave is allowed after LTC is availed?
Sanction of leave encashment should, as a practice, be done in advance, at the time of sanctioning the LTC. However, ex-postfacto sanction of leave encashment on LTC may be considered by the sanctioning authority as an exception in deserving cases within the time limit prescribed for submission of claims for LTC.

2. Whether encashment of leave with LTC can be availed at the time when the LTC is availed by the Government servant only or can leave be encashed at the time when LTC is availed by family members?
Yes. A Govt. servant can be permitted to encash earned leave upto 10 days either at the time of availing LTC for himself or when his family avails it provided other conditions are satisfied.

3. Whether leave encashment should be revised on retrospective revision of pay/D.A?
In terms of 38-A of CCS(Leave) Rules, encashment of EL alongwith LTC is to be calculated on pay admissible on the date of availing LTC and DA admissible on that date. If pay or DA admissible has been revised with retrospective effect, going by the rule the Govt. servant would be entitled to encashment of Leave on the revised rates.

4. Whether encashment of Earned Leave and Half Pay Leave is admissible to industrial employees?
The Industrial employees, other than those under the cadre control of the Ministry of Railways, are entitled to encash both Earned Leave and Half Pay Leave, subject to overall limit of 300. The cash equivaleant of Half Pay Leave shall be equal to leave salary admissible for Half Pay Leave plus Dearness Allowance admissible on the leave salary without any reduction being made on account of pension and pension equivalent of other retirement benefits payable. But no commutation of Half Pay Leave shall be allowed to make up for the shortfall in Earned Leave and these orders are effective from 07-11-2006. {OM No. 12012/3/2009- Estt.(L) dated 28-12-2012}.

Source: www.persmin.nic.in
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/Leave-25032013.pdf]

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Dopt issued clarification orders on payment of leave encashment amount along with LTC advance

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Dopt issued clarification orders on payment of leave encashment amount along with LTC advance

This is the instruction order to Ministry of Defence seeking the clarification regarding the disbursement of LTC encashment advance payment to their service personnel.

No.14028/2/2012-Estt.(L)
Department of Personnel & Training
Estt. (Leave) Section
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North Block, New Delhi,
Dated 26/6/2012.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject :- Payment of Leave Encashment amount along with LTC advance.

The undersigned is directed to refer to the Ministry of Defence’s OM No.11(2)/2011/D(Civ-II) dated 24.1.2012 and reminder 21st March 2012 on the above mentioned subject and to say that the benefit of leave encashment may be allowed 60 days before the proposed date of outward journey. Ministry of Defence may also please ensure that in future reference seeking a clarification are sent to this department with the approved of an officer of the level of Joint Secretary or above.

sd/-
(Zoya C.B.)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

Source: www.cgda.nic.in
[http://cgda.nic.in/adm/levEncLTC190313.pdf]

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